It's Ok He Won't Hurt You!

I really don't mind this weather. As long as it is warm; I am happy. When it is rainy we have the woods or the fields to ourselves. My biggest stress is running into other dog owners on a trail. Their dog will be loose and deaf to all human voices. The other person will always yell to me, "It's ok he won't hurt you!" Hey buddy I am actually not worried about getting hurt. I am worried about a dog fight, and my client's dog getting injured in any way. Don't yell ahead that your dog is friendly, just get your dog! I pick out of the way places to run my dogs because I don't want to run into anyone. My eyes & ears are on high alert, searching for a potential danger on the trail. Once I ran into a man with two absolutely wild greyhounds. They were tearing through the brush like something out of Star Wars. They raced right into my Bouvier's face and started growling. Now in this situation I was concerned about the greyhounds' safety as their short coat is no protection from a Bouvier bite. Their owner on the other hand was quite cavalier as he strode right by me, the Bouvier and his own greyhounds, calling his dogs as if they were going to snap right into heel position. His dogs continued to growl at my Bouvier and began to place a front paw on his back (dog for "I'll meet you out back"). The man kept walking away from me and calling his dogs. He was quite insulted when I asked that he come get his dogs before there was a fight. While walking away from me with his silly greyhounds in tow he called over his shoulder, "Don't you ever let that dog off his leash?!" Well no pal, because I might run into someone like you.